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Dances of the World Chamber Orchestra at The Firehouse Space
Courtesy of sandra sprecher | Posted on January 8, 2014
Where
The Firehouse Space
246 Frost Street
Brooklyn, NY
Map
(917) 709-7799
When
Sat, January 25, 2014
8:00pm
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Musicians
About
Dances of the World Chamber Orchestra consists of Diana Wayburn (Flute, Piano, Composition), Jeff Newell (Flute), Adam Matthes (Viola), Dara Hankins (Cello), John Murchison (Double Bass), Bert Hill (French Horn), Spencer Hale (Trombone), Yonatan Avi Oleiski (Percussion).
Much of the music is inspired by the rhythms of Guinea as well as other music genres such as tango, classical music and jazz. The written orchestration is inspired by the conversations of the West African djembes and dun duns which often have as many as 5 different rhythmic ideas playing together. Some of the music is through composed but other pieces are developed with improvisation. The underlying inspiration of the music is the dance music of different cultures....